Guest turok_t Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 hey guys, my plane has all these tiny dots on them, and i want to paint them silver, but everytime i try it, i get it everywhere.. i tried drybrushing but it didn;t work.. i also tried getting a flat surface and putting a thin lauer of paint on it and stamping it on, but since the dots are really shallow, it gets on the surface... suggestions?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 I'm intrigued- is the whole airframe covered in little raised silver dots? What plane/scheme is this? Would decals work? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest turok_t Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 actually its an AH-64 apache... theres little dots everywhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fredde Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Hi, try using a toothpick insted of a brush. It might be a timeconsuming and boring way, but you sure have control over the paint. HTH /Fredde Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kasatka Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 dots? may be rivets? they look like dots.. =) well.. I think it is not the best idea to simulate them using a toothpick actually dry-brushing works fine for me in such cases (if those "rivets are raised) carefull, slow, really dry-brushing They don't have to be "painted", just give them a little touch with dry silver.. and you will see that they will shy from different angles. That's all you need. Happy modelling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jungle Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I read an article using acetate as a template/frisket for painjting rivets. You measure out the pattern on the acetate then drill out the wholes with a pin vice ot punch them out with a pin depending on the size. You then hold the acetate farther or nearer to the plane (depending on how sharp you want the out line of the dots to be) and airbrush using a low PSI. Itis supposed to work great for rivets and I would imagine it would work for any kind of dot or spotted paint patterns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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